Graduates sing praises of literacy program

Volunteers sought to teach English

2:28 AM,
Feb. 3, 2014

John Budzinski of Lake Hiawatha and Vivien Davis of Morristown became honor students at County College of Morris after improving their English language skills through the Literacy Volunteers of Morris County.

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Viviane Davis, a French-speaking immigrant from Burkina Faso in West Africa, wanted to learn the native language of her adopted nation when she moved to Morristown.

John Budzinski, a retired electrical worker and Air Force veteran, had spoken English his entire life, but the Lake Hiawatha resident could not read or write well enough to pass the entrance exam at the County College of Morris.

Five years later, Davis is an registered nurse on scholarship to study for her BSN through CCM's new bachelor's degree partnership with Rutgers University. And Budzinki is on the Dean's List at CCM. ...